Tag Archives: California

Notes on “Lifeguard”

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1976 “Lifeguard” plays like a major-studio version of a CIP quickie. Its pleasures are CIP pleasures: unthought-out scenes of everyday people doing everyday things set against a backdrop that’s the more titillating for its relatability, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged California, Daniel Petrie, Film, Kathleen Quinlan, lifeguard, movies, Parker Stevenson, Sam Elliott | Leave a comment

The Dream Without a Meaning

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Time began to tick again, in fits and starts. Pain glowed in my mind like lightning in a cloud, expanding and contracting with my heartbeat. I lay on my back on a hard surface. Somewhere above … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged California, Crime Fiction, Hollywood, Lew Archer, Ross Macdonald, The Barbarous Coast | 2 Comments

Linkage

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Al Sharpton, shakedown artist? Should female tennis players really be paid the same amount as male tennis players? A great post by Peter Frost about how globalism and antiracism prevent people from accepting the realities of evolution. I’d add … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged al sharpton, California, carlos castaneda, cocktails, evolution, Fred Reed, hugo schwyzer, immigration, michel houellebecq, peter frost, Steve Sailer, tennis | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Megan McArdle counters the lefty Hobby Lobby hysteria. Julian Sanchez reads the decision and discovers a paragraph that takes the wind out of the “war on women” narrative. Reason magazine notes the only three politicians on record in … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged Barstow, BDSM, California, college speech codes, disgusting 7-11 food, FIRE, gratuitous redheads, Hobby Lobby, James M. Cain, Julian Sanchez, Los Angeles, Megan McArdle, racist paint, war on women | 15 Comments

Retro Pleasures: A Shave and a Haircut

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thank god the era of the men’s hair stylist is over. Hair stylists, eh? Fussiness, “styling products,” girly smells … It seemed like part of the worldwide conspiracy to make men as vain, as vapid and as anxiety-ridden … Continue reading →

Posted in The Good Life | Tagged barbershops, California, New York City, nyc, retro pleasures | 26 Comments

It’s 75 Degrees and the Jacarandas are in Bloom

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A scene today from my neck of the woods. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, Photography | Tagged California, jacarandas, Orange County, traditionalism | 4 Comments

Architecture Du Jour: The Ventura Inn

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: In the middle of Ventura, CA’s funky and not at all mall-like Historic Downtown Cultural District is this hardboiled-novel-worthy beauty. Fun tilework, dreamy colors, an excellent job of bringing the building right up to the sidewalk, as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture, California, clarence jay, ventura, ventura inn | Leave a comment

Porches of Carpinteria

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Kicking around the town of Carpinteria, CA for a few days recently left me marveling at an architectural wonder too often taken for granted: the American porch. Carpinteria (or, as everyone calls it, “Carp”) is an idyllic … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture, California, Carpinteria, Michael Dolan, porches, small towns | 19 Comments

Creepshots Or Not: Isla Vista

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: As an artsbuff and an enthusiastic snapshooter, I was fascinated by the debate that kicked up a while back about “creepshots.” (Gawker and Jezebel attack; Reddit bans a few sub-Reddits.) Briefly: young women protested that photographers shouldn’t … Continue reading →